Vegetation changes shaped global temperatures

Alexander Thompson, a postdoctoral research associate in earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, updated simulations from an important climate model to more accurately reflect the role of a greener Sahara and the coniferous and deciduous forests of the mid-latitudes and the Arctic.

Early-career support program launched for Danforth faculty

The Office of the Provost recently announced the launch of a new program aimed at supporting scholarship for pre-tenure faculty impacted by COVID-19.

Gut bacterium helps treat malnourished children

A new study led by the School of Medicine and the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Dhaka, Bangladesh, shows that a standard milk-based therapy plus treatment with a specific strain of gut bacteria reduces gut inflammation and promotes weight gain in malnourished children.

Schaal returns to the classroom

Barbara Schaal is happy to be back as a teaching member of the Department of Biology, after serving as dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences from 2013 to 2020. She taught her new course, “Science for Agriculture and Environmental Policy,” in the fall semester.

Notables

Elizabeth Reynolds, a postdoctoral fellow in history in Arts & Sciences, has been awarded a Luce/ACLS Early Career Fellowship in China studies.

Notables

Architecture firm KieranTimberlake will receive the Dean’s Medal for outstanding service to the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts as part of the school’s 2022 Awards for Distinction ceremony, which will be held virtually April 21.

Research Wire

The McKelvey School of Engineering’s Philip Bayly and a team of collaborators will study the mechanical causes behind traumatic brain injury using models and images.